Welcome to Years 5 & 6
Class Teacher:
Miss Gill
Other Adults:
Miss Parker is our amazing teaching assistant who works with us each day.
Mrs. Kearns and Miss Myerscough are our teachers on Thursday afternoons
Important Information:
PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so children should wear their PE uniform to school on these days.
Homework diaries will be checked each week and children will be rewarded with Dojo points for reading. Remember, once a book has been finished, your child can complete AR tests at home as well as in school. Click on the logo at the bottom of this page for our school login page.
Spelling tests are on Tuesday mornings for Year 6 and Thursday mornings for Year 5. Children can use Spelling Shed to see and practise their weekly spelling lists. Login details are in the front of children's homework diaries.
You can access Accelerated Reader and Spelling Shed from home - login details are in the front of homework diaries and links to the websites are below.
Topics:
Our topics for each term are below and to find out more information about what these topics include, you can take a look at our Curriculum Overview or read our Curriculum News.
Autumn 2025 - The Good, the Bad and the Debatable
Class readers:
- The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Spring 2026 - Around the world in 80 (ish) days
Class readers:
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzi
- The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Summer 2026 - Made to Shine
Class readers:
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- The 1,000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford
And finally...
If you have any queries or questions at any stage, please either email Miss Gill, use Class Dojo messaging or get in touch via the school office.
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